Welcome to our class
Warm-up
Listen to each piece of song and tell the occasion when people often sing or listen to it.
Match the words or phrases with suitable pictures
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C. Tet Holiday
E. Mid – Autumn Festival
B. Teachers’ Day
D. Women’s Day
F. Christmas
A. Valetine’s Day
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Questions
1. Do you know any other celebrations in our country and around the world?
2. In your opinion, what is the most important occasion in our country?
Unit 8:
CELEBRATIONS
Part A
Reading
I. Pre-reading
agrarian people =
agrarian (a)
[ə`greəriən]
VOCABULARY
farmers
VOCABULARY
Tet holiday in Viet Nam is the grandest and most important occasion in the year.
 Grand (adj)
= very big
[grænd]
To pray(for)
VOCABULARY
[prei]
Kumquat tree
[`k?mkw?t tri:]
VOCABULARY:

Lucky money
[l?ki m?ni]
VOCABULARY
apricot blossom
[`eiprikɔt `blɔsəm]
VOCABULARY
Peach blossom
[pi:t∫`blɔsəm]
VOCABULARY
banner (n)
VOCABULARY
[`bænə]
Vocabulary:
agrarian people = farmer: nông dân
agrarian [ə`greəriən] (a): thuộc về nghề nông
2. grand [grænd] (a) = very big : rất lớn
3. to pray (for) [prei] (v): cầu nguyện
4. kumquat tree [`kʌmkwɔt tri:]: cây quất
5. peach blossom [pi:t∫ `blɔsəm]: hoa đào
6. apricot blossom [`eiprikɔt `blɔsəm]: hoa mai
7. lucky money [`lʌki [`mʌni]: tiền lì xì
8. banner [`bænə] (n) : băng rôn, biểu ngữ
Checking : Gap-fill

1. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red __________
2. Children receive their ___________ inside red envelopes.
3. People usually go to the pagoda to _______ for good luck.
4. __________ people depend on the lunar calendar to prepare for their crops.
5. ______________ is traditional at Tet in the North while _______________ is traditional in the South.
banners
lucky money
pray
Agrarian
Peach blossom
apricot blossom
Agrarian
banners
apricot blossom
Peach blossom
pray
lucky money
True / False Prediction

1. Tet is always on 20th February on the Western calendar.
2. According to the text, for people anywhere in the world the beginning of spring is the start of a new year.
3. Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays.
4. Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and in the South of Vietnam.
5. According to the text, lucky money is given to everyone at Tet.
II. While-reading
Task 1: Decide whether the statements are True or False:
1. Tet is always on 20th February on the Western
calendar.

2. According to the text, for people anywhere in the world the beginning of spring is the start of a new year.
3. Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays.
4. According to the text, lucky money is given to everyone.
5. Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and in the South of Vietnam.
F
F
T
F
T
sometimes between 19th January and 20th February
agrarian people
children
2. According to the text, for people anywhere
in the world the beginning of spring is the
start of a new year.
3. Tet used to be longer than it is nowadays.
4. Kumquat trees are popular both in the North and in the South of Vietnam.
5. According to the text, “lucky money” is given to everyone at Tet.
T
1. Tet is always on 20th February
on the Western calendar.
F
T
F
P
sometimes between 19th Jan and 20th Feb
for agrarian
F
people
T
F
children
Task 1. Decide whether the statements are true or false
Lunar New Year, or Tet, is Vietnam`s main holiday. It is the grandest and most important occasion in the year which falls sometime between 19th January and 20th February on the Western calendar. Tet marks the beginning of spring and, for agrarian people, the start of a new year.
Tet`s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months, but nowadays the holiday is much shorter. A great deal of excitement still builds up well before Tet, however. Streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners. Shop are full of goods. People are busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooking traditional foods.
Homes are often decorated with plants and flowers at this time. Peach blossom is traditional at Tet in the North while apricot blossom is traditional in the South. The kumquat tree with its ripe deep orange fruits is popular throughout the country. One of Tet`s most special food is banh chung, which is made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork. Mut, which is candied fruit such as sugared aplles, plums or tomatoes, is also popular.
On the days of Tet everyone tries to be nice and polite to each other. People believe that what they do on the first day of the year will influence their luck during the whole year. Thus, only positive comments should be made. People visit their family members or friends, and they exchange New Year`s wishes. Children receive their "lucky money" inside red envelopes. Many people go to the pagoda to pray for a happy year for themselves and their family. Both children and adults take part in games and various forms of entertainment. Tet is really a time of fun and festivals throughout the country.
Task 2: Read the text and match the paragraphs
with the main ideas
Paragraph 1- D. The purpose of the Tet

Paragraph 2- B. Tet’s preparation

Paragraph 3- A. Tet’s plants and foods

Paragraph 4- C. Activities during the Tet
KEYS:
Task 3: Multiple choice
1. What do streets look like before Tet?

2. What do people often do to prepare for Tet?
3. What is banh chung made from?
4. Why do people try to be nice and polite to each other on the days of Tet?
5. What are some popular activities at Tet?
We have 5 questions and 3 lucky numbers
Which team chooses a lucky number will get 10 marks and chooses another one

A. Streets are decorated with coloured
lights and red banners.

B. Streets are decorated with coloured
balloons and red banners.

C. Streets are decorated with red banners.
1. What do streets look like before Tet?

A. They buy gifts, decorate their houses
and cook traditional foods.

B. They plant trees, clean and decorate
their houses and cook special dishes.

C. They buy gifts, clean and decorate


their houses and cook traditional foods.
2. What do people often do to prepare for Tet?

A. It`s made from rice, green beans and fatty pork.

B. It`s made from sticky rice and green beans .

C. It`s made from sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.
3. What is banh chung made from?

Because they want to have good luck during the
whole year

B. Because they want to have good luck on New Year’s
Day.

C. Because they want to pray for a happy year for



themselves.
Why do people try to be nice and polite
to each other on the days of Tet?

Visiting friends, going to the flower market, playing
cards,…

B. Visiting friends and other family members,
exchanging wishes, going to pagoda, playing games,...

C. Receiving lucky money, watching fireworks, playing

Games,...
5. What are some popular activities at Tet?
Post-reading
Questions:
1. Did you enjoy your last Tet holiday?
2. What did you do on last Tet holiday?
Work in groups. Tell each other about your last Tet holiday, focusing on the following main points:
1. What did you do on last Tet holiday?
2. How did you prepare for Tet?
3. Who did you visit at Tet?
4. What special foods did you eat?
5. What activities did you enjoy doing most during Tet?
Work in pairs. Tell each other about your last tet holiday, focusing on the following main points
Homework
- Learn by heart new words.
- Prepare the next part: Speaking lesson.
- Do the exercise: Task 1 ( page 92)
Thanks for your attention!